The Chronological Classic 1939


1. Fare Thee Honey, Fare Thee Well
2. Dupree Blues
3. When The Sun Goes Down
4. Red Wagon

5. You Can Depend On Me

6. Cherokee (part 1)
7. Cherokee (part 2)
8. Blame It On My Last Affair

9. Jive At Five
10. Thursday
11. Evil Blues
12. Oh, Lady Be Good

13. I Ain't Got Nobody
14. Goin' To Chicago
15. Live And Love Tonight
16. Love Me Or Leave Me

17. What Goes Up Must Come Down
18. Rock-A-Bye Basie
19. Baby, Won't You Tell On Me
20. If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight
21. Taxi War Dance

22. Don't Worry 'Bout Me
23. Jump For Me

Personnel (on 1-4) : Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr)

Location & Date : NYC, Jan 26, 1939

Personnel (on 5) : Count Basie And His Orchestra
Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr), Shad Collins (tp), Lester Young (ts), Jimmy Rushing (vo)

Location & Date : NYC, Feb 2, 1939

Personnel (on 6-8) : Count Basie And His Orchestra
Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr), Ed Lewis, Buck Clayton, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Shad Collins (tp), Dicky Wells, Benny Morton, Dan Minor (tb), Earl Warren (as), Chu Berry, Lester Young (ts), Jack Washington (bs) Helen Humes, Jimmy Rushing (vo)

Location & Date : NYC, Feb 3, 1939

Personnel (on 9-12) : same personel as 6-8. but Benny Morton, Dan Minor (tb), Earl Warren (as), and Chu Berry (ts) omitted.

Location & Date : NYC, Feb 4, 1939

Personnel (on 13-16) : Basie's Bad Boys
Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr), Buck Clayton, Shad Collins (tp), Dan Minor (tb), Lester Young (ts), Jimmy Rushing (vo)

Location & Date : NYC, Feb 13, 1939

Personnel (on 17-23) : same personel as 6-8. but add Buddy Tate (ts) replaces Chu Berry (ts)

Location & Date :
NYC, Mar 19, 1939
NYC, Mar 20, 1939